SLOANE STREET
FILMS
An award-winning independent film production company.
We develop and produce original, director-led cinema and premium television projects with a strong creative point of view.
Alongside our produced feature work, we currently maintain a slate of film and television projects in development for the international market.
previous work
project focus
'KAIROS' (2018) FEATURE
During a private sparring session, a violent mishap occurs between Danny, a man with Down syndrome, and his mentor John.
In the fallout, the two men must confront their deepest fears. Danny attends a community workshop for artists with disabilities, where he experiences strange visions that trigger a crisis of identity, whilst John nurses his bruised ego, driving him deeper into a darkness from which he may never return.
Top Ten Audience Film - Melbourne International Film Festival
Winner - Best Film - XXII Tertio Millenio Film Festival
Winner - Panavision Film of the Year - Lebanese Film Festival Australia
Praise for 'Kairos'
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"Part Drama, part comedy... all oneiric Masterpiece" - Cain Noble-Davis, Filmink
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"A bold piece of work tackled with perceptive candour" - Sandra Hall, SMH
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"Innovative, challenging... A shamanic film" - Tertio Millenio Jury
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"A groundbreaking achievement" - Lebanese Film Festival Australia
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" Nothing short of a miracle" - Dov Kornits, Filmink
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"One of the must-see Australian films of 2019" - cinemaaustralia.com
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key creatives
Paul Barakat has been immersed in cinema since childhood, beginning his career in his late teens as a freelance camera operator and editor before expanding into writing, directing, and producing. He also trained as an actor in the Stella Adler, Stanislavski, and Chekhov traditions, with screen credits including East West 101 and Farscape.
His work includes award-winning short films such as Fragments, which screened internationally, and Gish, a multi-platform science-fiction project that included a comic book collaboration with Marvel artist Marcelo Baez.
His multi-award winning debut feature film Kairos was critically acclaimed upon its release in 2019, and acquired for distribution by Pinnacle Films.
Alongside his creative work, Paul has held senior leadership roles in film education, including Head of Teaching at the International Film School Sydney (now AFTT) and Academic Chair of NYFA Australia.
Carla Barakat's first foray into the film industry was in the year 2000, when she got a wonderful opportunity to work closely with cast and crew on the set of Baz Lurhmann’s ‘Moulin Rouge’.
After falling in love with the behind the scenes magic, Carla turned her attention to studying and working in various aspects of production and fashion design, culminating in the launch of her event-planning business, Sugarcumb Inc., which serves both local and international clientele.
She has also worked in multiple roles across key creative departments on nearly every one of her husband's films, including producing, costume and production design, make-up and script editing.
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She most recently produced the multi-award winning, theatrically distributed indie feature, 'Kairos'.